Living Christmas Trees & Holiday Plants

Living Christmas Trees & Holiday Plants

Potted Christmas Trees are a nice alternative to artificial or cut Christmas trees. Bring your potted live evergreen in your home for the Christmas holidays. Once the holidays are over, plant outdoors for years of enjoyment. There are a few key things to keep in mind if you would like to make your potted Christmas tree a permanent part of your garden.

Preparation

Preparation

In November (when the ground’s still workable) dig a hole where you intend to place the tree after the

holidays.

The hole should be approximately 50 cm (20”) deep and 60 cm (24”) wide.

Loosen the soil at the bottom with your shovel.

Add 5 cm - 10 cm (2” - 4”) of gravel on the bottom if you have heavy clay.

If you don’t grow your own Dogwood you can buy stems from your nearest Sheridan Nurseries Garden Centre. We also stock Curly Willow, Winterberry branches and many more.

Fresh wreaths are also available in Cedar, Balsam or Fraser Fir, Boxwood, Evergreen Magnolia, and mixed evergreens.

Cedar or Balsam roping can be swaged across a fence or porch or spiraled down columns.

Near the house, on an evergreen(s) in the back garden, you may want to string dried fruits, berries, rosehips, raisins, cranberries, dried apricots, even dried Sunflower heads as a Christmas present to the birds. Both wreaths and roping can be used indoors for a short period of time before dropping needles. To prolong the use of any fresh evergreens inside your home, spray with Wilt-Pruf before bringing indoors. This clear spray locks in moisture to keep greens going longer.